wise be locked out when pushin gort owing the
vehicle.
Installing/removing th et owing eye
Installing th et owing eye
G WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe may be ver yh ot .T her ei s
ar isk of burn sw hen removin gt he rear cover.
Do not touc ht he exhaust pipe. Take particular
car ew hen removin gt he rear cover.
The bracket sf or th es crew-in towing eye are
located in th eb umpers. They are at th ef ront and
at th er ear ,b ehin dt he covers.X
Remov et he towing eye fro mt he vehicle tool
kit ( Y
page 241).X
Pres st he mark on cover C inwards in the
directio noft he arrow.X
Take cover C off th eo pening.X
Screw in th et owing eye clockwis easf ar as it
will go and tighten it.
Removing th et owing eyeX
Unscrew and remove th et owing eye.X
Attac hc over C to th eb umper and pres su ntil
it engages. X
Place th et owing eye in th ev ehicle too lk it. Towing av ehicle with both axles on
th eg round
G WARNING
You can no longer steer th ev ehicle if the
steerin gw heel lock has been engaged. There
is ar isk of an accident.
Always switch off th ei gnitio nw hen towing the
vehicle with at ow cable or at ow bar.
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position P when you open th ed river's or front-
passenger door or when you remove th eS ma rt-
Key fro mt he ignitio nl ock.
In orde rtoe nsure that th ea utomatic transmis-
sion stays in position N when towing th ev ehicle,
you must observe th ef ollowing points:X
Switch on th eh azar dw arning lamps
( Y
page 95). X
Turn th eS ma rtKey to position 2 in th ei gnition
lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use th eS ma rt-
Key instead of th eS ta rt/Stop button
( Y
page 115). X
Depress and hold th eb rak ep edal.X
Shif tt he transmission to position N .X
Release th eb rak ep edal.X
Release th ee lectric parking brake. X
Leave th eS ma rtKey in position 2 in th ei gni-
tio nl ock.
In orde rtos ignal ac hange of directio nw hen
towing th ev ehicle with th eh azar dw arning
lamps switche do n, use th ec ombination switch
as usual. In this case ,o nly th ei ndicator lamps
for th ed irectio noft ra vel flash .W hen you reset
th ec ombination switch, th eh azar dw arning
flashers start flashing again.
It is importan tt ha ty ou observe th es afety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
( Y
page 251).
Towing th ev ehicle with th er ea ra xle
raised
! The ignitio nm ust be switche do ff if you are
towing th ev ehicle with th er ear axle raised.
Interventio nbyE SP ®
could otherwise dam-
age th eb rak es ystem.252
Towing and tow-starting
Breakdown assistance
! Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
vehicle/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even roll over.
Transporting the vehicle
Vehicle sw ith automatic transmission
! When the vehicle is loade df or transport, the
front and rear axles must be stationary and on
the same transportation vehicle. Positioning
over the connection point of the transport
vehicle is not permitted. The drive train may
otherwise be damaged.
All vehicles
! You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
axle or steering components. Otherwise, the
vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto at railer or transporter for transporting pur-
poses. X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
lock. X
Shift the transmission to position N .
As soon as the vehicl eh as been loaded:X
Prevent the vehicle from rolling awa yb y
applying the electric parking brake. X
Shift the transmission to position P .X
Turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to posi-
tion 0 and remove the SmartKey from the
ignition lock. X
Secure the vehicle. Tow-starting (emergenc ye ngine
starting)
! Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow-started. You could otherwise dam-
age the automatic transmission.
You can find information on "Jump-starting" at
( Y
page 249).
Fuses
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If you manipulate or bridge af aulty fuse or if
you replace it with af use with ah igher amper-
age, the electric cables could be overloaded.
This could result in af ire. There is ar isk of an
accident and injury.
Alway sr eplace faulty fuses with the specified
new fuses having the correct amperage.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize by the
color and value .T he fuse ratings are listed in the
fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chart is located in the vehicle
tool kit in the stowage compartment under the
trunk floor ( Y
page 241).
If an ewly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aq ualified special-
ist workshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
! Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correct fuse rating for the system concerned.
Otherwise, component sors ystems could be
damaged.
! Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover is open.
! When closing the cover, make sure that it is
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moisture seep-
ing in or dirt could otherwise impair the oper-
ation of the fuses.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If af use blows, all the compo-
nent sont he circuit and their functions stop
operating. Fuses 253
Breakdown assistance Z
